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Applications of health information for practitioners

 

Welcome to our course on applications of health information. This course will cover specification and uses of information systems, common measures of health service provision and usage, and use of information for health service and public health intervention planning and evaluation.

Learning objectives: This course will cover:

  • specification and uses of information systems
  • common measures of health service provision and usage
  • use of information for health service planning and evaluation

Course authorsJohn Powell, Associate Clinical Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health, University of Warwick. Content adapted from material written by Neeraj Malhotra and Meic Goodyear, accessible at www.healthknowledge.org.uk.

Reviewed by: Fiona Sim, Coordinator, London Teaching Public Health Network.

Author and reviewers' competing interests: none declared. Use the index below to pick a particular module, or work your way through the course in the following manner: